12/15/14 1 Tobacco Chapter 14 Sections 1&2 Statistics • Smoking #1 preventable cause of death • 18% of Americans smoke (42 million) • Smoking responsible for 1 of 5 American deaths • 3,000 children light up each day for first time • 1,500 teens become regular smokers each day • Worldwide, every 13 seconds someone dies from tobacco related illness Why people use tobacco • Advertising • Aimed at YOU !!! Teens must replace 6 million who die • Why Teens? • Movies, TV • Cartoons (Joe Camel), Free stuff • **90% of smokers start as teens • Nicotine Addiction • Nicotine = addictive ingredient in tobacco • Stress response ( h.r., b.p. up) • Withdrawal = craving, low b.p., nausea, headache, anxiety, drowsiness, irritability